Tennessee composer to join Lancaster choirs for a night of music

Aug. 11 concert to feature the music of Mary McDonald

2:14 AM,
Jul. 27, 2013

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It's the first time the two have collaborated: On Aug. 11 the Lancaster Community Chorus with the First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will join composer Mary McDonald for an evening of entertainment.

"Mary is a well-known pianist, as well as as a choral conductor and arranger from Tennessee, and when we heard that she would be in central Ohio in an unrelated event, we worked to see if she could come here," said Clarence McCoy, director of the Lancaster Community Chorus.

McDonald has composed more than 700 choral anthems, many seasonal cantatas, and keyboard collections, according to ...